Decoding Watson

Synopsis

Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA’s structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. He was a relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into powerhouses of molecular biology. With unprecedented access to Watson, his wife Elizabeth and sons Rufus and Duncan over the course of a year, American Masters explores Watson’s evolution from socially awkward postdoc to notorious scientific genius to discredited nonagenarian, also interviewing his friends, his colleagues, scientists and historians.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Scott Sinkler
Editing	Editor	Alex Ricciardi
Directing	Director	Mark Mannucci
Production	Co-Producer	Hannah Meagher
Writing	Writer	Mark Mannucci
Department	Role	Name

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